It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact California can now relate to. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Amador Valley Dons on Wednesday. California was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Amador Valley apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on May 7th.
Kaitlyn Le spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kirsten Li was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
On Amador Valley's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Kaylee Davis gave up only one earned run on four hits.
On the hitting side, Mai Falcone was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Riya Sharda was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
California's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-9. As for Amador Valley, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-11.
California does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Amador Valley, they will square off against College Park at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (College Park: 3.3, Amador Valley: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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